# Accident 19801227083129A: Piper PA22, Germantown, IL, December 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1980, 14:15 local time
- Place: Germantown, IL
- Airport: Wernsman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5553° N, 89.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Germantown, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5553&lon=-89.5412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2401A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 97 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801227083129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON FROZEN SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY WITH SLIGHT TAILWIND. UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY. SKIDDED OFF, FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV07), Dec 27, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N2401A), Germantown Hls, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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